The traditional world of finance is changing. If you’re ready to build the future, we have a Rise Academy to help you.
Find your Rise Academy
For every stage of your founder journey, we have an Academy for you.
Rise Ideation Academy
From idea to action
You have an idea, but do you have the makings of a promising fintech business?
Rise Ideation Academy leads you through the steps required to validate your thinking, helping you identify and test your customer need so you can outline a clear business model. You’ll get the training, tools and resources needed to help you transform your idea and validate your proposition.
Rise Start-Up Academy
From proposition to launch
You’ve tested your business idea and received positive signals from the market. Maybe you already have a customer. But this is just the start.
Rise Start-Up Academy equips you with skills and tools to help you get fit for market. Here you’ll think about your entire business and all its moving parts, learn to pitch for funding, grow your customer base, and launch with confidence.
Rise Growth Academy
From founder to CEO
Your business has demonstrated real traction and it’s time to start scaling. You’re looking for support to transition from founder to CEO.
Rise Growth Academy helps you develop a high-growth mindset, through access to the network, expertise and tools to lead your business into a future of sustainable growth.
How it works
Learn flexibly
With 24/7 access to your curriculum, benefit from the structure of weekly modules and bite-sized videos to help you gain the skills and mindset that can help you succeed.
Learn by doing
Through regular activities and live workshops, keep yourself accountable by applying, testing and building on what you’ve learned.
Learn as a community
Build your network with like-minded individuals and growth experts to share your experiences, challenges and opportunities.
Fintech success stories
"As a young fintech, we faced many challenges: developing a solid foundation, building our network, and securing funding. This programme has been instrumental in helping us overcome obstacles, achieve our business goals, and take our business to the next level."
Ravi Ranjan
Founder | Voilo
"Bouncing ideas off other founders, the Barclays and Rise teams, and specialised mentors have been invaluable. The programme helped me grow personally and professionally. I have started transforming from founder to CEO."
Will Billingsley
CEO | ApTap
"The entire programme and all the events are very well curated. We have been provided with great resources and built very close relationships with other amazing founders in the cohort."